“Anytime that we are growing closer, that is always a favorite moment for me.” “Every time we travel, we grow so much closer,” senior hospitality and tourism management major Zac Jones said. One of her favorite songs Enharmonix has performed was a cover of “Ultralight Beam” by Kanye West. Realizing we were good enough to be there and move on, that was one of the coolest moments,” Small said. “That was the first time we ever competed in anything that big. That year, Enharmonix made it to the semi-finals. Senior public relations major Lauren Small said one of the greatest moments for her group was when they went to the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella for the first time her sophomore year in 2016. “We have had someone from Spain, someone from England, and having those different interests in music and ideologies is a really cool mixture that makes us unique,” Masin said. Masin said the group’s diversity makes them special and gives them that extra spunk. “It’s so fun whenever we play it, it’s always fun to have the crowd singing with you.” “It’s something that we always keep in our back pocket,” Masin said. Genre Mostly Covered: Soul, country, and popĬameron Masin, sophomore criminal justice major, said one of VoiceMale’s signature songs is “Ignition” by R. “The most important thing to us is having fun, and at the end of the day we’re not a competitive group, we are a social group. “Having that opportunity to lead and shape the group and have that result was absolutely phenomenal.”Īpart from the competition, Edwards said it’s all about being with the friends she made through a cappella. “We won Best Co-Ed group last year at Acapellageddon,” senior public relations major Cayla Edwards said. “We were started with a clear purpose to have fun, hang out, and sing,” Stroup said. A beautiful song when put all together,” Stroup said.Īs the group celebrates its 18th year, it hopes to celebrate its long history at Acapellageddon this year with fun and engaging songs. “It’s very simplistic and has to have a good soloist with it.
Sophomore marketing major Dalton Stroup’s favorite song he has performed with his group is “For Emma” by Bon Iver. What does the group’s president have to say?
Genre Mostly Covered: Pop and sometimes songs from musicals Year Established: 2000, one of the first groups in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. Winning organizations can earn cash prizes along with their distinction. The Best Overall award is the highest honor. The competition offers many awards including Best Co-ed, Female and Male Group, Best Co-Ed, Female and Male Soloists, and Best Co-Ed, Female and Male Beatboxer. But I'm gonna try to do the job." He then launched into an acapella version of "Sex in the Kitchen.Every year, Appalachian Popular Programming Society showcases the talent of a cappella groups on campus with Acapellageddon. I've been chillin' on the beach all day drinking, so y'all forgive me if I'm a lil' bit tipsy. It's been a long time since I've been to Jamaica and I'm having a great time. "What's going on y'all?" he asked the audience while walking across the stage in his sock feet. "Having a good time tonight? I just wanna thank y'all for having Kells. After launching into his set with joints like "That's That Shit" and "Hotel," Kells decided to "reach out and touch" his fans by sitting on the front of the stage and asking audience members to help him take his shoes off. Kelly was wearing the same jeans and Grumpy the elf T-shirt combo that he'd been photographed wearing upon his arrival in Jamaica several hours earlier. When he finally turned up at the show, R. After a lengthy period of staring at an empty stage, the restless crowd was informed that R.Kelly had just boarded his bus from the hotel. Kelly promised to make it up to his Jamaican fans at this year's 20th anniversary staging of the "Greatest Reggae Show on Earth." But instead of taking the stage at 12:30 as planned, R.Kelly showed up at the venue over an hour late.
After pulling a no-show at last year's Reggae Sumfest, R.